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PTA Happenings – Dec. 16 – Dec. 22, 2016
LUNCHTIME READERS COMMITTEE: Lunchtime Readers coming in January! Lunchtime Readers is a program sponsored by the Ivy Hill PTA. Students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade are invited to participate. Once a week, for six weeks, parent volunteers lead a book discussion group during the half-hour lunch recess. The groups are formed based on the students’ book choices. All reading is done at home. A display of this year’s book choices can be found in the Ivy Hill LMC for your child to preview. Please fill out the attached 3rd, 4th and 5th grade registration forms: 3rd Grade Registration Form ; 4th and 5th Grade Registration Form. See the attached book list: Book List. If you any questions, feel free to contact Praveena Aradhya (praveena.aradhya@gmail.com) or Soumya Subash (subashsoumya@gmail.co.
SIX-HOUR READING CLUB COMMITTEE: Six Flags – Read to Succeed is in full swing! Think summer, sun, and splashing at Great America this summer! Students keep reading and logging your hours. Students need to read 6 hours and keep a log of their reading titles, signed by a parent, to earn a FREE Six Flags Great America one-day pass for the 2017 summer season. Homework assignments cannot be included in logged reading time. Personalized passes will be issued in May. You must attend Ivy Hill to participate in the program. Log sheets are due to homeroom teachers by Monday, January 9th. Log sheets may be turned in earlier than the due date. It’s not too late to start. For more information or questions, contact Patti Krinninger spekkrin@gmail.com or Cindy Stefani cindystefani@hotmail.com. Information and forms are available online: “Parent letter/Student Reading Log” and “Parent letter/Student Reading Log-Spanish“.
BOXTOPS/SHOPAROO COMMITTEE: We are excited to start our second year with Shoparoo, a fun, free, and truly easy way to earn money for Ivy Hill. Schools nationwide are already earning hundreds, even thousands, every year through Shoparoo. It’s a great opportunity for us to really make a difference! We earned $500 from Shoparoo last year. Please join and start collecting points for Ivy Hill and enter to win in the monthly raffles.
Shoparoo is easy. The free app turns pictures of your everyday shopping receipts into cash donations and sweepstakes entries for our school! Yep, it’s that simple. All you have to do is shop as you normally do, snap pictures of your receipts with the app, and the Shoparoo points are earned. Shop, Snap, Earn! Get started today! Here’s how:
- Download the free Shoparoo app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
- Select our school from the list and start taking pictures of your receipts. Shop anywhere, buy anything!
- Please select one grade to support!
Ask your extended family, friends and coworkers to support our school. In one year, with the help of 40 active supporters, we made close to $500! Imagine what our school could earn if everyone gets on-board with this program! Check out shoparoo.com to learn more about this amazing program to earn money for Ivy Hill.
Don’t forget to scan your Shoparoo receipts and turn in your Box Tops to be entered into the December raffles. The December prize for Box Tops is a Laser Quest certificate for up to four people. The Shoparoo prize will be a Chuck E. Cheese certificate for 1 large pizza, four soft drinks and 30 game tokens. Good Luck!
ABC/25 COMMITTEE: The ABC/25 Foundation has committed to funding over $70,000 in Grants for the 2016-17 School Year!
- $22,500 – All nine District 25 schools will receive a $2,500 Membership Incentive Grant;
- $25,000 -48 Teachers will receive Karen Wessel Barr Teacher Grants;
- $23,902 – 9 Teachers will receive Marian Elliott Teacher Grants.
Thank YOU for your continued support. For more information on the teacher grant programs and projects funded, visit ABC/25 Foundation.
Yankee Candle Fundraiser will run until January 10, 2017. Visit the www.abc25.org and click the Yankee Candle icon for details.
Coming Soon – Just Move it! Challenge on April 22, 2017.
NEXT PTA MEETING: January 11, 2017 @ 7:00
NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING: Jan. 19, 2017 @ 7:30, Dryden Elementary School
Don’t forget to Ivy Hill Elementary PTA on Facebook!
Click HERE to visit Mr. Kaese’s Blog!
PTA Happenings – Dec. 9 – Dec. 15, 2016
LUNCHTIME READERS COMMITTEE: Lunchtime Readers coming soon in January! Lunchtime Readers is a program sponsored by the Ivy Hill PTA. Students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade are invited to participate. Once a week, for six weeks, parent volunteers lead a book discussion group during the half-hour lunch recess. The groups are formed based on the students’ book choices. All reading is done at home. A display of this year’s book choices can be found in the Ivy Hill LMC for your child to preview. Please fill out the attached 3rd, 4th and 5th grade registration forms: 3rd Grade Registration Form ; 4th and 5th Grade Registration Form. See the attached book list: Book List. If you any questions, feel free to contact Praveena Aradhya (praveena.aradhya@gmail.com) or Soumya Subash (subashsoumya@gmail.com.
LMC COMMITTEE: The LMC Committee is looking for volunteers for January & February. If you are interested. please email Rekha Muruvinakombe at ivyhill.LMC@gmail.com.
SIX-HOUR READING CLUB COMMITTEE: Six Flags – Read to Succeed is in full swing! Think summer, sun, and splashing at Great America this summer! Students keep reading and logging your hours. Students need to read 6 hours and keep a log of their reading titles, signed by a parent, to earn a FREE Six Flags Great America one-day pass for the 2017 summer season. Homework assignments cannot be included in logged reading time. Personalized passes will be issued in May. You must attend Ivy Hill to participate in the program. Log sheets are due to homeroom teachers by Monday, January 9th. Log sheets may be turned in earlier than the due date. It’s not too late to start. For more information or questions, contact Patti Krinninger spekkrin@gmail.com or Cindy Stefani cindystefani@hotmail.com. Information and forms are available online: “Parent letter/Student Reading Log” and “Parent letter/Student Reading Log-Spanish“.
Nischal Aradhya, 5th, Mrs. Hansen’s class, won a $15 gift card to Olive Garden; and Natalie Michael, 2nd, Ms. Kathan’s class, won a $10 gift card to Olive Garden. Congrats and thank you again! The December raffle for Box Tops is a Laser Quest certificate for up to four people. The Shoparoo prize will be a Chuck E. Cheese certificate for 1 large pizza, 4 soft drinks and 30 game tokens. We are so fortunate to have so many amazing local businesses donating these prizes. If you have a local business and would like to donate an item for the next raffle, please let us know!
I-Fives go to ABC/25 Committee, Katie Rausch, for helping Ivy Hill earn the Foundation Membership Incentive Grant for $2,500. Thank you to all the families and staff members for joining ABC25; Holiday Gift Shop Committee: Kelly Nix and Sherri Kontos and all the volunteers who worked so hard to put this event on! Thank you also to all our vendors and the families who came to shop!
NEXT PTA MEETING: *No Meeting in December*
NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING: Dec. 15, 2016 @ 7:30 at Patten Elementary School
Don’t forget to 
Ivy Hill Elementary PTA on Facebook!
Click HERE to visit Mr. Kaese’s Blog
PTA Happenings – Dec. 2 – Dec. 8, 2016
ABC/25 COMMITTEE: Thank-you for all of the great t-shirt design submissions for the Just Move It! Challenge. About 70 designs were submitted. We have narrowed it down to the top four entries. T-shirt Design Contest Voting Starts Friday 12/2/16. Vote on your favorite by going to the Just Move It! Challenge website https://jmichallenge.org/. Voting opens on Friday, December 2nd and closes on Friday, December 9th.
LUNCHTIME READERS COMMITTEE: Lunchtime Readers coming soon in January! Lunchtime Readers is a program sponsored by the Ivy Hill PTA. Students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade are invited to participate. Once a week, for six weeks, parent volunteers lead a book discussion group during the half-hour lunch recess. The groups are formed based on the students’ book choices. All reading is done at home. A display of this year’s book choices can be found in the Ivy Hill LMC for your child to preview. More information will be coming on-line soon about the book titles. Last year close to 200 students participated in the Lunchtime Readers program! Encourage your child to join in the fun! More details will come in the following week.
SIX-HOUR READING CLUB COMMITTEE: Six Flags – Read to Succeed has started and paper copies have gone home via backpack mail! Think summer, sun, and splashing at Great America this summer! Students need to read 6 hours (homework assignments not included), keep a log of reading titles and minutes read (parent signature required) to earn a FREE Six Flags Great America one-day pass for the 2017 summer season. Personalized passes will be issued in May. You must attend Ivy Hill to participate in the program. Log sheets are due to homeroom teachers by Monday, January 9th. Feel free to turn in earlier than the due date. For more information or questions, contact Patti Krinninger spekkrin@gmail.com or Cindy Stefani cindystefani@hotmail.com. Information and forms are available online: “Parent letter/Student Reading Log” and “Parent letter/Student Reading Log-Spanish“.
VIDEO/MUSIC PRODUCTIONS: Our video/music productions committee needs volunteers to run the new lighting equipment, videotape each grade’s musical show, and provide DVDs for parents to purchase, all under the direction of Mrs. Opitz. All equipment is provided. It’s very easy to run the new, state-of-the-art equipment and does not require a huge commitment. If you can work a video camera, you are qualified. If interested, please contact Lynette Nimmo at net02134@aol.com.
NEXT PTA MEETING: *No Meeting in December*
NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING: Dec. 15, 2016 @ 7:30 at Patten Elementary School
Don’t forget to Ivy Hill Elementary PTA on Facebook!
Click HERE to visit Mr. Kaese’s Blog
PTA Happenings – Nov. 18 – Nov. 24, 2016
ABC/25 COMMITTEE: Just Move It! Challenge T-shirt and Race Poster Design Challenge Submission deadline has been extended to MONDAY November 28th! Get those creative juices flowing!! 2017 t-shirt and poster challenge deadline extended.
You can still order holiday gifts from Yankee Candle. All online orders need to be completed by November 18th for December delivery. Reminder: Free shipping on all orders over $100 and orders are sent directly to your address. Yankee Candle fundraiser will run until January 11, 2017. Visit the www.abc25.org and click the Yankee Candle icon and follow the prompts to sign up as a seller. Proceeds benefit ABC/25 Foundation Teacher Grants. Membership Drive is also still going on! Help your school Earn $2,500 – Make a donation and become a member of ABC/25 Foundation today!
SIX-HOUR READING CLUB COMMITTEE: Six Flags – Read to Succeed has started and paper copies have gone home via backpack mail! Think summer, sun, and splashing at Great America this summer! Students need to read 6 hours (homework assignments not included), keep a log of reading titles and minutes read (parent signature required), to earn a FREE Six Flags Great America one-day pass for the 2017 summer season. Personalized passes will be issued in May. You must attend Ivy Hill to be part of our program. Log sheets are due to homeroom teachers by Monday, January 9th. Feel free to turn in earlier than the due date. For more information or questions, contact Patti Krinninger spekkrin@gmail.com or Cindy Stefani cindystefani@hotmail.com. Information and forms are available online: “Parent letter/Student Reading Log” and “Parent letter/Student Reading Log-Spanish“.
I FIVES go to the following committees, their volunteers, and teachers and staff for their assistance in working so hard to bring wonderful PTA-sponsored programs to our students: Community and Family Involvement, Sharon Bank and Julie Soderna; Everybody Counts Committee, Kristina Dreyer, Christen Lipani, and Soumya Subash; and a special thank you to 4th grade teacher Sara Born for attending our PTA meeting.
Parent Teacher Conferences Nov. 21st & 22nd
NEXT PTA MEETING: *No Meeting in December*
NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING: Dec. 15, 2016 @ 7:30 at Patten Elementary School
Don’t forget to Ivy Hill Elementary PTA on Facebook!
Click HERE to visit Mr. Kaese’s Blog
PTA Happenings – Nov. 11 – Nov.17, 2016
ABC/25 COMMITTEE: Attention all students of District 25! It’s time to get those creative juices flowing for this year’s Just Move It! T-shirt and Race Poster Design Challenge. Everyone will have the opportunity to submit their original drawing for the t-shirt and official race poster design. Just think, over 1000 people will wear YOUR design! Designs are due by November 18, 2016. PDF 2017 t-shirt guidelines and Word 2017 t-shirt guidelines forms can be downloaded here.
EVERYBODY COUNTS COMMITTEE: Everybody Counts Week is coming Nov 14-18!! Everybody Counts is a program designed to teach children about various disabilities and how children with these challenges cope with them. The goal is understanding; to help everyone look for the person behind the disability and to create a climate in which we all feel at ease with our differences. Each presentation will provide the children with an opportunity to experience what it would be like to cope with a disability. Would you like the opportunity to lead your child’s class in this experience? A script will be provided and there are typically 4-5 volunteers who share each presentation. We are in need of volunteers for Kindergarten – Eisenhuth, 3rd Grade Schlickman/Taylor/Knutson class. Please contact Kristina Dreyer (kristinadreyer@yahoo.com) or click on the following link to be added to the volunteer list: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/20f0b49acac2faafc1-everybody
BOX TOPS/SHOPAROO COMMITTEE: The November raffle prize for Box Tops is a School of Rock gift certificate (max value $300). Feel free to ask your family and friends to save their Box Tops for you. It’s an easy way to give your Ivy Hill student more chances to win! Shoparoo prizes are a $15 and a $10 gift card to Olive Garden. Thank you and good luck!
HOLIDAY GIFT SHOP: Time is fast approaching! Crafters don’t miss out on your opportunity to request a table to sell your crafts. You have time over Thanksgiving break to work on your inventory. You have until November 28th to turn them in. Please contact Kelly Nix kelly.nix630@gmail.com with any questions. Thank you! Don’t forget to reserve your tables. The vendor agreements are ready to send, just contact Kelly Nix at kelly.nix630@gmail.com. $25 adult tables $10 for students. Deadline is Nov 28.
I-FIVES go to: Boxtops/Shoparoo Committee, Rekha Muruvinakombe, Laura Walscheid, and Sherry Geer for counting and collecting labels and giving away great prizes while earning our school extra cash!
NEXT PTA MEETING: November 15, 2016 @ 7:00
NEXT School Board Meeting: November 17/2016 7:30 PM, Patton Elementary
Don’t forget to Ivy Hill Elementary PTA on Facebook!
Click HERE to visit Mr. Kaese’s Blog!
PTA Happenings – Nov. 4 – Nov. 10, 2016
COMMUNITY AND FAMILY INVOLVEMENT COMMITTEE: Did you know that nearly 15% of Americans are living in poverty and struggling to provide warm coats for themselves and their families? This year the Ivy Hill PTA is teaming up with One Warm Coat to hold a coat, hat, and mitten drive, and we need your help! Donate coats to the PTA coat, hat and mitten drive! One Warm Coat has been holding coat drives across the country for more than 20 years. During the week of November 7-11, stop by the Ivy Hill Commons to drop off gently worn coats, hats, and mittens. Everything collected will be donated locally to our neighbors in need. Help spread the warmth!!! See attached One Warm Coat
EVERYBODY COUNTS COMMITTEE: Everybody Counts week is coming Nov 14-18 and in need of volunteers. Please contact Kristina Dreyer (kristinadreyer@yahoo.com) or click on the following link to be added to the volunteer list: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/20f0b49acac2faafc1-everybody
Also, Everybody Counts is in need of clean, empty gallon milk jugs. Please drop these off in the office if you have one.
ABC/25 COMMITTEE: Attention all students of District 25! It’s time to get those creative juices flowing for this year’s Just Move It! T-shirt and Race Poster Design Challenge. Everyone will have the opportunity to submit their original drawing for the t-shirt and official race poster design. Just think, over 1000 people will wear YOUR design! Designs are due by November 18, 2016. PDF 2017 t-shirt guidelines and Word 2017 t-shirt guidelines forms can be downloaded here.
HOLIDAY GIFT SHOP: Don’t forget to reserve your tables. The vendor agreements are ready to send, just contact Kelly Nix at kelly.nix630@gmail.com. $25 adult tables $10 for students. Deadline is Nov 28.
VIDEO/MUSIC PRODUCTIONS: Our video/music productions committee needs volunteers to run the new lighting equipment, videotape each grade’s musical show, and provide DVDs for parents to purchase, all under the direction of Mrs. Opitz. All equipment is provided. It’s very easy to run the new, state-of-the art equipment and does not require a huge commitment. If you can work a video camera, you are qualified. If interested, please contact Lynette Nimmo at net02134@aol.com.
NEXT PTA MEETING: November 15, 2016 @ 7:00
NEXT School Board Meeting: 11/17/2016 7:30 PM, Patton Elementary
Don’t forget to Ivy Hill Elementary PTA on Facebook!
Click HERE to visit Mr. Kaese’s Blog!
PTA Happenings – Oct. 28 – Nov. 3, 2016
SPIRIT WEAR COMMITTEE: Spirit wear store is OPEN now through October 31st. Items available for pickup at Parent-Teacher Conferences in November. Colors and prices shown online at http://americanoutfittersltd.com/.
VIDEO/MUSIC PRODUCTIONS: Our video/music productions committee needs volunteers to run the new lighting equipment, videotape each grade’s musical show, and provide DVDs for parents to purchase, all under the direction of Mrs. Opitz. All equipment is provided. It’s very easy to run the new, state-of-the art equipment and does not require a huge commitment. If you can work a video camera, you are qualified. If interested, please contact Lynette Nimmo at net02134@aol.com.
EVERYBODY COUNTS COMMITTEE: Everybody Counts week is coming Nov 14-18 and in need of volunteers. Please contact Kristina Dreyer (kristinadreyer@yahoo.com) or click on the following link to be added to the volunteer list: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/20f0b49acac2faafc1-everybody
Also, Everybody Counts is in need of clean, empty gallon milk jugs. Please drop these off in the office if you have one.
HOLIDAY GIFT SHOP: Don’t forget to reserve your tables. The vendor agreements are ready to send, just contact Kelly Nix at kelly.nix630@gmail.com. $25 adult tables $10 for students. Deadline is Nov 28.
I-FIVES go to: Movie Night Committee, Becky Brown and Tajalli Horvat, for organizing our Zootopia movie night for our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classes. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped make it a success: Sherri Anagnostakos, Lucy Block, Renee Bennett-Smith, Jill Capito, Leslie Charnews, Rosy DiMarco, Debbie Gagliano, Marta Gierz, Cheryl Hampton, Rachna Kakrania, Sherri Kontos, Stacey Morais, Rekha Muruvinakombe, Alex Paytuvi, Doris Shapiro, Christy Smith, Julie Soderna, Nancy Velasco, and Denise Wagner; and a special thank you goes out to Star Cinema Grill for donating the popcorn for the event; and thanks to our LMC volunteers who assist in keeping our library in order and check out books for our kids: Poly Bakir, Leslie Ann Charnews, Kristina Dryer, Anupama Garg, Sherry Geer, Amy Hoffman, Suzanne Krause, Nairi Krikorian, Rachna Kumar, Sarita Kumari, Stephanie Lazzari, Nina Losch, Lynette Nimmo, Soumya Subash, Poornima Vemula. Volunteer shifts are still available. If you are interested, please contact IVYHILL.LMC@gmail.com
PTA Happenings – Oct. 21 – 27, 2016
SPIRIT WEAR COMMITTEE: Isn’t the new Ivy Hill Logo great?! Show your school spirit by wearing it to school! Spirit wear store is OPEN now through October 31st. Items available for pickup at Parent-Teacher Conferences in November. Colors and prices shown online at http://americanoutfittersltd.com/.
ABC/25 COMMITTEE: Yankee Candle Fundraiser is back!! All orders are online and free shipping on all orders over $100+. Orders will be directly shipped to your home. For deliveries before Thanksgiving, orders need to be completed by October 21st, and December orders need to be completed by November 18th. Yankee Candle fundraiser will run until January 10, 2017. Visit the www.abc25.org and click the Yankee Candle icon and follow the prompts to sign up as a seller. Proceeds benefit ABC/25 Foundation Teacher Grants. Membership Drive is also still going on! Help your school Earn $2,500 – Make a donation and become a member of ABC/25 Foundation today! The ABC/25 Foundation is an independent non-profit volunteer organization that raises funds for innovative learning initiatives that are not otherwise supported by District funds. Learn more at www.abc25.org.
BOX TOPS/SHOPAROO COMMITTEE: Contest Time! Additional Prizes Added! Big Blue Swim School has donated a family pack of swim lessons (up to three children) for the winner of the October 28th Box Top drawing. Magnets and posters will also be raffled off. To enter please clip the Box Tops off of participating products and then send them to school in a bag/envelope labeled with your child’s name along with their teacher’s name.
Scan your receipts into the Shoparoo app to be entered into the October 28th Shoparoo drawing. First prize is a $15 Chili’s gift card, second prize is a $10 Chili’s gift card. There will also be some fun posters raffled off as well. Good luck!
REFLECTIONS COMMITTEE: Ivy Hill’s Got Talent! It’s time to show yours!
This year’s Reflection theme is: What is Your Story?
To participate there are a few easy steps…
1. Turn in your student interest form into the office.
2. The rules and entry form will then be sent to you.
3. Create using dance, music, writing, film, photography and/or visual arts!
4. Turn in your project by October 28th!
5. Let your creativity be recognized and acknowledged!
For more information contact: Claudine Mele (cmmele@gmail.com)
EVERYBODY COUNTS COMMITTEE: Everybody Counts is a program designed to teach children about various disabilities and how children with these challenges cope with them. The goal is understanding; to help everyone look for the person behind the disability and to create a climate in which we all feel at ease with our differences. Each presentation will provide the children with an opportunity to experience what it would be like to cope with a disability. Would you like the opportunity to lead your child’s class in this experience? A script will be provided and there are typically 4-5 volunteers who share each presentation.
Please contact Kristina Dreyer (kristinadreyer@yahoo.com) or click on the following link to be added to the volunteer list: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/20f0b49acac2faafc1-everybody
Also, Everybody Counts is in need of clean, empty gallon milk jugs. Please drop these off in the office if you have one.
HOLIDAY GIFT SHOP: Crafters! The time has come to start reserving your tables. The vendor agreements are ready to send, just contact Kelly Nix at kelly.nix630@gmail.com. $25 adult tables $10 for students. Deadline is Nov 28.
YEARBOOK COMMITTEE: Get your pictures in the yearbook! The Yearbook Staff invites you to submit photos for the yearbook. If you’ve got great photos of school events, please submit them. Our photographers can’t be everywhere. Help us get as many photos as possible to create a terrific book everyone will want to have. We prefer small group photos and all the kids in the photo need to attend Ivy Hill.
Here is how you can submit photos online:
• Go to: https://images.memoryebooks.com/login
• If it does not automatically log you into the site, enter username: 406033618
• Browse to select the photo(s) you wish to upload.
• Enter information about the photo and provide contact information in case the staff needs additional information.
• Click “Save Details”.
If you have any questions, please contact: Nicole Campbell (Nicole.Campbell496@gmail.com), Amy Walters (Josh2amy@yahoo.com), or Renee Bennett-Smith (Reneebennettsmith@yahoo.com).
I-FIVES go to: Our entire Ivy Hill PTA! Your hard work and dedication resulted in Ivy Hill receiving an Honorable Mention Award at our Northwest Cook Region/District 37 local unit recognition awards banquet held on October 17, 2016. Thank you!
NEXT PTA MEETING: November 15, 2016 @ 7:00
NEXT School Board Meeting: 11/17/2016 7:30 PM
Don’t forget to Ivy Hill Elementary PTA on Facebook!
Click HERE to visit Mr. Kaese’s Blog!
PTA Happenings – Oct. 14 – Oct. 20, 2016
BOX TOPS COMMITTEE: Contest Time! Big Blue Swim School has donated a family pack of swim lessons (up to three children) for the winner of the October 28th Box Top drawing. To enter please clip the Box Tops off of participating products and then send them to school in a bag/envelope labeled with your child’s name along with their teacher’s name. Good luck!
REFLECTIONS COMMITTEE: Ivy Hill’s Got Talent! It’s time to show yours!
This year’s Reflection theme is: What is Your Story?
To participate there are a few easy steps…
1. Turn in your student interest form into the office.
2. The rules and entry form will then be sent to you.
3. Create using dance, music, writing, film, photography and/or visual arts!
4. Turn in your project by October 28th!
5. Let your creativity be recognized and acknowledged!
For more information contact: Claudine Mele (cmmele@gmail.com)
EVERYBODY COUNTS COMMITTEE: Everybody Counts week is coming November 14-18. Everybody Counts is a program designed to teach children about various disabilities and how children with these challenges cope with them. The goal is to teach understanding and help the children look for the person behind the disability, while creating a climate in which we all feel at ease with our differences. Each presentation will offer the children an opportunity to experience what it would be like to cope with a disability. Would you like the opportunity to lead your child’s class in this experience? A script will be provided, and there are typically 4-5 volunteers who share each presentation. Please contact Kristina Dreyer (kristinadreyer@yahoo.com) to be added to our volunteer list. When the dates and times are confirmed for each grade level, we’ll follow up with you to confirm your availability for those times. Also, Everybody Counts Committee is in need of clean, empty gallon milk jugs. Please drop these off in the office if you have any.
HOLIDAY GIFT SHOP: Calling all crafters, adults & kids. Do you craft, sew, knit, make jewelry, etc.? If so, all are welcome at the 2016 Holiday Gift Shop at Ivy Hill on Saturday, Dec 3rd. Start working on your inventory now! More info to come. *Open to Ivy Hill students only. Questions – contact Kelly Nix kelly.nix630@gmail.com
I-FIVES go to: Running Club Committee, Tammi Grippo, Claudia Kowalski, and Laura Vavalle, for coordinating and managing all of the Running Club events, and a special thank you to Laura Vavalle’s parents for donating water at the Eagle Challenge; LMC Committee Chair, Rekha Muruvinakombe, for coordinating, scheduling, and maintaining our valued LMC volunteers; Directory Committee Chair, Amy Hoffman, for organizing and uploading our directory; Membership Committee, Judy Newman and Colleen Wytmar, for growing Ivy Hill’s PTA membership!
NEXT PTA MEETING: November 15, 2016 @ 7:00
NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING: October 20, 2016 @ 7:30 at Patton Elementary School
Don’t forget to Ivy Hill Elementary PTA on Facebook!
Click HERE to visit Mr. Kaese’s Blog!
PTA Happenings – Oct. 7 – Oct. 13, 2016
MOVIE NIGHT: For grades 3-5 is October 21st at 6:30 pm. By a 78% vote the students have chosen to watch “Zootopia”. Doors will open at 6:30 PM and the movie will start promptly at 6:45 PM.
Pickup time will be 8:45 pm as the movie is 1 hour and 48 minutes long. Kids are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring a sleeping bag, pillow and their favorite stuffed animal to enjoy the movie. Fall Movie Night Permission Slips will be sent home very soon by backpack mail. Please return your signed permission slip and money by Friday Oct. 14th. Questions? Contact Becky Brown (bbecky4936@gmail.com) or Tajalli Horvat (tajalli@gmail.com)
REFLECTIONS COMMITTEE: Ivy Hill’s Got Talent! It’s time to show yours!
This year’s Reflection theme is: What is Your Story?
To participate there are a few easy steps…
1. Turn in your student interest form into the office.
2. The rules and entry form will then be sent to you.
3. Create using dance, music, writing, film, photography and/or visual arts!
4. Turn in your project by October 28th!
5. Let your creativity be recognized and acknowledged!
For more information contact: Claudine Mele (cmmele@gmail.com)
HOLIDAY GIFT SHOP: Calling all crafters, adults & kids. Do you craft, sew, knit, make jewelry, etc.? If so, all are welcome at the 2016 Holiday Gift Shop at Ivy Hill on Saturday, Dec 3rd. Start working on your inventory now! More info to come. *Open to Ivy Hill students only. Questions – contact Kelly Nix kelly.nix630@gmail.com
ABC/25 COMMITTEE: Yankee Candle Fundraiser is back!! All orders are online and free shipping on all orders over $100+. Orders will be directly shipped to your home. For deliveries before Thanksgiving, orders need to be completed by October 21st, and December orders need to be completed by November 18th. Yankee Candle fundraiser will run until January 10, 2017. Visit the www.abc25.org and click the Yankee Candle icon and follow the prompts to sign up as a seller. Proceeds benefit ABC/25 Foundation Teacher Grants. Membership Drive is also still going on! Help your school Earn $2,500 – Make a donation and become a member of ABC/25 Foundation today! The ABC/25 Foundation is an independent non-profit volunteer organization that raises funds for innovative learning initiatives that are not otherwise supported by District funds. Learn more at www.abc25.org
NEXT PTA MEETING: November 15, 2016, at 7:00 p.m.
Don’t forget to Ivy Hill Elementary PTA on Facebook!
Click HERE to visit Mr. Kaese’s Blog!